2012
Regular Session
Voter assistance; revise provisions and require signed declarations.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-549, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AT ANY ELECTION EXCEPT A FEDERAL ELECTION OR A STATE ELECTION THAT IS OCCURRING CONCURRENTLY WITH A FEDERAL ELECTION, IF A PERSON WHO REQUIRES ASSISTANCE TO VOTE BY REASON OF BLINDNESS, DISABILITY OR INABILITY TO READ OR WRITE REQUESTS THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ELECTION OFFICIAL, HE MUST BE ASSISTED BY NOT LESS THAN TWO ELECTION OFFICIALS; TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO ASSIST SUCH A VOTER TO BE REGISTERED VOTERS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON, OTHER THAN AN ELECTION OFFICIAL, MAY ASSIST MORE THAN 20 VOTERS IN ANY ELECTION, OTHER THAN A FEDERAL ELECTION OR A STATE ELECTION THAT IS OCCURRING CONCURRENTLY WITH A FEDERAL ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT NO CANDIDATE IN SUCH ELECTION, OR A FAMILY MEMBER OF SUCH CANDIDATE OR POLL WATCHER OF SUCH CANDIDATE, MAY ASSIST A VOTER UNLESS THE VOTER IS A MEMBER OF THE CANDIDATE'S FAMILY; TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO ASSIST A VOTER TO COMPLETE A DECLARATION TO PROVIDE VOTER ASSISTANCE FORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE THE PENALTIES FOR VOTE FRAUD ON THE "CERTIFICATE OF PERSON PROVIDING VOTER ASSISTANCE" FORM THAT IS PRINTED ON THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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2768
Senate Bill 2768
SB 2768
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Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
VRA
Apportionment and Elections
T
../../House_cmtes/AE.xml
Elections
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../../Senate_cmtes/EL.xml
McDaniel
../../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150549.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150719.xml
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02/20 (S) Referred To Elections
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03/05 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
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03/15 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
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03/15 (S) Amended
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03/15 (S) Passed As Amended
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03/15 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
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03/19 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
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03/20 (S) Transmitted To House
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03/21 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
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04/03 (H) Died In Committee
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Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted
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../../../../../documents/2012/html/sam/SB2768_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 2 (Cmte Sub)
Lost
../../../../documents/2012/pdf/sam/SB2768_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_02.pdf
../../../../../documents/2012/html/sam/SB2768_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_02.htm
Voice Vote